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Wildlife and Nature Protection Society
AbbreviationWNPS
Formation23 May 1894; 130 years ago (1894-05-23)
TypeNon governmental organization
PurposeWildlife Conservation, Environmental conservation , Youth engagement
Location
  • Sri Lanka
MethodsAwareness, Advocacy, Litigation, Lobbying, Research
Websitewnpssl.org/
Formerly called
Ceylon Game Protection Society; Ceylon Game and Fauna Protection Society; Wildlife Protection Society of Ceylon

Wildlife and Nature Protection Society is a conservation organisation. It is the third oldest non-governmental conservation organisation in the world and was instrumental in setting up Wilpattu National Park and Yala National Park.[1]

  1. ^ "Wildlife & Nature Protection Society of SriLanka turns 125 - Life Online". www.life.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

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